Io Desnand was an Imperial Governor of both the Aida and Lomabu systems, identified as a male Human within the galaxy.
Desnand schemed to elevate his own status within the Empire by setting a trap using the Wookiee penal colony situated on Lomabu III. His strategy involved using the imprisoned Wookiees as leverage, anticipating that the Rebel fleet would inevitably attempt a rescue operation, thus providing an opportunity for their destruction.
However, Desnand's scheme faced disruption when Tinian I'att and Chenlambec deceived Bossk, drawing him to Lomabu III with false information that the Millennium Falcon had arrived to liberate the Wookiees following the Battle of Hoth. They successfully freed the Wookiees and subsequently delivered Bossk to Desnand, falsely accusing him of initiating the prison assault. Thinking that Bossk had destroyed his prospects for advancement, Desnand imprisoned him, intending to fashion a lizard-skin gown for his wife, Feebee. Nevertheless, Bossk managed to escape incarceration before the planned skinning could occur.